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i wouldn't be shocked to see Headley dealt in next years offseason but that is looking far ahead.

I think your assessment is faulty.

Headley is far more valuable to the Padres than he would be to any other team. He has become a perfect Petco Park hitter. Line Drives is the key hitting at Petco Park. Headley has become a big line drive hitter.

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Headley is far more valuable to the Padres than he would be to any other team. He has become a perfect Petco Park hitter. Line Drives is the key hitting at Petco Park. Headley has become a big line drive hitter.

He's still hitting .300. There are plenty of teams who would like a player like that, even at the price that will make Gyorko a better option for the Padres.

I know Gyorko played plenty of SS, and Im sure Headley has at some point.

Allen Craig plays 2B, Skip Shumaker plays 2B, Alan Wiggins moved to 2B after coming up as a LF

Its funny I look at a guy like Miguel Tejada, and now hes able to play 2B and 3B and SS still. When you want to play you find ways to make your self more valuable to help the team out.

Tejada has played how many games at second? And given how slow he has looked this year its not exactly a good comparison to use. Im sure either would play 2B if asked, its whether the Padres think they can play it good enough.

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Tejada has played how many games at second? And given how slow he has looked this year its not exactly a good comparison to use. Im sure either would play 2B if asked, its whether the Padres think they can play it good enough.

as bad as this team hits, if you can hit I dont care I mean they can field ground balls im sure, 3-4 months of off-season workouts should make them more then adequate.

from a baseball standpoint, every position save C, SS, and CF should be easy enough to play if you have been playing baseball for 20 yrs like all these guys have. Every position is catch the ball and throw it, just different slightly

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as bad as this team hits, if you can hit I dont care I mean they can field ground balls im sure, 3-4 months of off-season workouts should make them more then adequate.

from a baseball standpoint, every position save C, SS, and CF should be easy enough to play if you have been playing baseball for 20 yrs like all these guys have. Every position is catch the ball and throw it, just different slightly

I guess this is the whole, hell Dan Uggla plays 2b thing! I think not just anyone playing 3b or 1b or a corner outfield spot can be plugged in to 2b and play it at all adequately. It does require some athleticism and the ability to turn a double play now and then. Maybe this is just me, but I think it's far less risky and takes far less athleticism to move a guy from 3b to a corner OF spot than to 2b.

Just think about it.

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I guess this is the whole, hell Dan Uggla plays 2b thing! I think not just anyone playing 3b or 1b or a corner outfield spot can be plugged in to 2b and play it at all adequately. It does require some athleticism and the ability to turn a double play now and then. Maybe this is just me, but I think it's far less risky and takes far less athleticism to move a guy from 3b to a corner OF spot than to 2b.

im not saying its the same, but most major league 3B played SS growing up. To me overall 3B is a much more difficult position to field. Im not saying Headley for example will be a gold glove 2B or even above average. But we all know he can catch the ball and throw the ball. with his arm strength he can even afford to play a deeper 2B. Eckstein didnt have that much range, but that was made up with instincts, reading the pitch, and positioning. Same can be done with any player.

Im not for just moving a guy there cause I think its easy or anything, I am just looking for someway to inject some offense into this team. If Tony LaRussa thinks Allen Craig can play 2B, then I guarantee the same can be said for Chase.